The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the gr.ater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., 4 Lyon eta Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. [LOYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyte and w. Harrison. THIS EVENING: (:4th time) a new Opera, founded on Golrism:th's Comely, and to be called SII STOOPS TO tONQUICIt. Miss Louisa I'ync and Air. W. HarriF on. After which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand _National IIAItLEQU'IN ST. GEORG-F. AND THE DRAGON. Doors open at half-past Six— , :ommence at S 4 Ten. FIHEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and Chatterton. - • --- TITIR EVENING - , the Performances will commence with THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett, Dlr. G. Neville; Misses Atkinson, R. Leclercq. and Murray. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. Morris; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses Gunniss. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. frEATRE ROYAL HAY MARKE T . — Sole Lessee and Manazer, Mr, Buckstone. 'NITS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. Miss Maria Harris. Followed by BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. after which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN : Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, uullentord, ezc. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Harris, Lindley, Hill, &c And A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole :Management of Mr. Fechter. DEL DE NIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Mer,vs. IL \Viddicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Leelercl, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A titer which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEHONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle ~" by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, 13roughsm, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, and hiss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is I'oade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either fo: play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-. Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN, After which, lIA.RLEQUIg LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't snow what to do. IV Mir THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— solo Prourlator and Manazer. M. B. Webster. 2:st Week of Miss Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBRE AKER. Miss Woolgar and 1. 4 r..T. L. Toole. to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH Miss Bate ran, supported by Messrs Arthur Stirling. H. Phillips, lin ing-ton, Stuart, Stephenson, ±ljurne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billington. To e - include with LADY BELLE BELLE- ' or, Fortunio and his Seven Magi) Men. Alessrs. . 1 . Clarke, it. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti iOsulAis, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. IJEAH.-EVERY MISS BATEMAN. NIGHT. 111rISS BATEMAN.—LEAH.—Tms EVENING' VIL. the 128th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, In the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success n ith which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priLcipal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under th© Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Took every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr..T. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Redford, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert. Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs , Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Matlews. THIS EVENING. and dtring, the Week, at 7 o'e'ock, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, ty Leicester Bucking ham. Egq., entttled THE SILVER LINING- Mr. Charles alathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, .Tohn s' one, Mr. Montague; Mrs t harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, lies Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and 3lrs. Stirling. To he followed by 3fr. Charles Mathews just translated from the French):n his characterstieemracter of lin Anglais Timide, entitled COOT. AS A CUCUMBE ft. To conclude with THE' BIRTIIPLACE.OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. Took, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Man a'lrer, Mr. W. IL Swanboroug - h. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. 'Po be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. ilelford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After which, the Grand Christmas Thirlesque, ORP HEW; EURY LACE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, 3lPsdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &o. Concluding With MARGATE SANDS. Commence at '7. GRACE EGERTON (Mrs, George Case), at the POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William strret (her THIRD SEASON in London), in her New and highly successful Uharaet , ristic and Musical Entertainment entitled " A DRAWING ROOM TO LET." EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday). Saturday AI ornings at Three. Stalls. 34. ; unreserved seats. 2s. ; area, Is. Will continue positively for a month only. Last performance March 12. MITE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing . the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, An be had Every Evening of G. It. GLMNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, llyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALC. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 2Bs. per ton. I Double.. ..21s. per ton. Top 255. ~ Nuts._ . 199. „ Deep 223. ~ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, - !'addin: , , , ton, W. Best Cose .15s. per clialdron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH liTATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. frris DA - Y.—Taming, 4h. 49m.—Afternoon, si. sm. ro-goßmoW.-Mcraing, sh. 20m.—Aftarnoon, 5'2. 40m. The Weather--Sun Office, Feb. 27, 1864. ---4.--- TRERMONETER. This day at Two o'clock 3B Barometer-29.72. Wind—N.B.; light breeze, and cloudy. r-13 y . nnut LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 1864. When affairs of a complicated character are being discussed in all political circles, and form the topic of conversation in public and private conferences, it is of great importance that the most correct estimate should be arrived at concerning their na ture and attributes. Anything that tends to throw additional light on the subject ie very welcome, and should ha duly appreciated. Far this reason the speech of Sir HUGH CAIRNS the Other night en the subject of the seizure of the Stea m Rama, is a fitting study for all who desire to be inform e d on this very perplexing question. The hon. and learned gentleman gave a clear review °f-fac ts ' and here and there enterepersed them with hi s own observations; but his remarks, although very emphatic, did not detract from the precise sum mary which ho presented of the chief events that have taken place during the course of events. The fallacious mode of procedure which has been followed by the Government was ably exposed by Sir 1-ItsGil CAIUNS, and he advanced arguments w hi c h were completely unanswerabl e . Oue point on which he laid great stress was the observation of Earl ltussELL, in a despatch written last March, that he cousidered the case of the Ala bama and the Oreto a scandal." A statement of this kind, emanating from a Minister, r equ i res C some explanation, and Sir nuottCAIRNS endea v ;prod to elucidate the meaning of the mystery. Either Earl RUSSELL meant it was a scar,Ll that. we had no laws to punish such offences, and that having laws we did not put them in f,:,ree against them. Following up this train of thought Le put some queries which would have sorely puzzled the Foreign Secretary to answer had he been compe lied to do so. 1V hy, if the law had not been infringed, was the case a scandal, and why, if it ha 6, did not the Government indict the persons who assnt ou t the vessel. The extraordinary manner in which these Ministers conduct affairs cannot be better exposed than by the fact that the very day on which Earl RUSSELL wrote the remarkable dis patch z eferred to, Lerd PALMERSTON too stated to the House of Commons that it was a fact that if they had seized the Alabama they would have been liable for heavy damages. Can anything be more incongruous or inconsistent than this. It is time serving with a vengeance. In the representative asserab ly of their countrymen the Ministers declare that t hey will not allow any interference with their rights, and meanwhile, in a wiitten commu nication that is to traverse the seas that divide them from the nation that calls their actions in question, they own that their laws are a scandal, and seek to smooth away difficulties, and soften down irritation of feeling, by admissions totally diverse to the spirit of the country, and directly at variance with the general sentiments of the community. Sir HUGH CAIRNS made another attack upon Earl RUSSELL, and asked why he did not come to the House, and propose an alteration in the laws if they were not sufficiently stringent, instead of resting satisfied with the mere vague expression of regret. This is a home thrust the veracity cf which all must acknowledge. The man charged with the responsibility of foreign affairs is bound to notify to Parliament the errors that he has discovered in the workings of the law as regards his particular department. It is cer tainly a little strange that these memorable words are not commented upon until nearly a year after their utterance. Lord PALMERSTON said that he and his colleagues had no intention of altering the law, and yet his Foreign Secretary has several times alluded to the idea, and entertained the sug gestien as reasonable, and also as one not without some remote hope of fulfilment. It needs not the hard reckoning of an opponent to declare that im plicit credence can never attach itself to statesmen who have so many and such contrary opinions at their fingers' ends, each ready to serve its turn and to duty as occasion demands, whether the jealous spirit of the British lion be awakened, or the wrath ful nature of transatlantic allies causes distrust and disgust. Perhaps the most telling point in Sir H.‘ CAIRNS' admirable oration was that in which he referred to the great inconsistency displayed by the members of the Government in their conduct re specting these rams. The Attorney-General declared distinctly that nothing must be said or done to prejudice the case of the Government, but he and his colleagues did all they could to prejudice the case of the other side. On no less than three occa sions were adverse impressions conveyed by mem bers of the Cabinet when addressing public meetings darieg the recess. To say the least of this, such conduct is un-English in the extreme, and a very unworthy mode of taking advantage of a little brief authority: Ia fact, the whole affair teems with contradictions, and it seems almost incomprehen sible that the Ministers did not possess a larger share of that common sense on which Mr. GIBSON ao prided himself. The manner in which the Messrs. LAIRD have been treated is most arbitrary and unfair in the extreme. Seldom has an English subject been exposed to such injustice and injury by the chief authorities of the realm. As Sir HUGH CAIRNS forcibly put the case, had the loss fallen upon a less wealthy and stable firm utter ruin must have been the result. This, while pre judging the case, is a very strange way of carrying out the law of the country, and to take Earl RUS SELL'S famous definition, it is a "scandal." The conduct is all of a piece, winding up with waiting four months, and then dating a letter "Im mediate," which imparts the astounding intelligence that a commission will be sent abroad to collect evidence. Why wait for four months before finding out this last act was necessary: Information is only filed after Parlia ment meets, and it is evident to the meanest capa city that the whole proceedings are characterised by the desire to gain time. W' hat matters it that important commercial interests are at stake, that international laws are violated, and that English honour is compromised abroad, while the private rights of subjects at home are assailed by those who ought to protect them ? The end is gained, the object reached, and the desire fulfilled. The Federal Government were displeased, and their anger must bs mollified at any cost. How many victims must be sacrificed to appease the ruthless demands of the Moloch that sends across the Atlantic to make these arbitrary and overwhelming demands. The excel lent oration of Sir HUGH CAIRNS will long be re membered by all who take any interest in the grave and weighty matters of which it treats. It is not often that we meet with so clear and calm an expo sition of affairs, which are apt to excite the speaker, and tend to exaggeration. The majesty of the law in its fundamental principles of justice, the rights of the subject, according to constitutional doctrines, and the shortcomings of the Government were each in their turn fully discussed and completely exa mined. It is a great satisfaction to peruse such a spirited and sensible address, and the gratification is enhanced by the thought that the earnest and eloquent words will not pass away with the evanescent excitement of the hour, but go forth in their bold utterance, independent spirit, and lofty tone to warn the recalcitrant, to encourage the doubting, and to teach the stranger in far-cff lands, and across mighty waters, that whatever an incom competent Government may do to create temporary mischief, the spirit of England is not extinguished, but may yet terrific burn, and that the heart of England is not dead to the claims of honour, truth, and justice, and will ever beat in unison with the sentiments of which they are the exponents, and respect the exercise of that fair play which is the chief characteristic of her people, and for the want of which nothing can compensate. The condition of the navy is always a matter that is sure to attract the attention and excite the interest of any body of Englishmen, and the debate on the Navy Estimates seldom partakes of the dull ness and tedium of other statistical discussions. The debate on Thursday evening was animated enough for the proceedings of the Admiralty, at all times open to criticism and censure, and this year so remarkable as to occasion not remonstrance but surprise. At a time when we are threatened with a transatlantic as well as an European war, when the most sanguine of pacificators can hardly hope that England, with all her new-found caution and cowardice, will ba able to preserve her boasted neu trality and inaction, the Admiralty propose to take the extraordinary s t ep o f re d uc i ng the num b er of our seaman. At any time such a proceeding should be reluctantly and cautiously undertaken ; but to_resolve upon it when no one knows how soon we may be called upo n to put forth our whole naval strength is, to say the least of it, b o th ras h and im politic. It would bo un wiz° enough were the re duction limited to the scamen, but it is also pro pond to diminish considerably the number of boys now being trained for the sea, and also the Propor tion of our coastguardarnen ; so that not only is the future supply of trained seamen to be lessened, bat the valuable reserve, always at hand in the shape of the coastguard, will be considerably weakened. It is true that the naval reserve is looked to to provide the additional strength required by sudden emergencies ; but, as Sir JOHN PAKINGTON pointed out in his straightforward and sensible speech the other evening ; the coastguard possesses one great advantage over the naval reserve in time of war — their superior discipline. The right hon. baronet reminded the noble lord at the head of the Admi ralty and his colleague, the Secretary for India, of their having taken credit, the one for founding the system of the coastguard, the other for the en couragement he had given to the system of training boys. By ono of those extraordinary changes of opinion which seem to be popular in the present Administration these Ministers now appear inclined to discourage those very branches of the profeesion which they were previously most anxious to culti vate. Well might the right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich express his astonish ment that the Government should have chosen such a year to reduce our navy, were it only for the impression which such a course is likely to produce on both sides of the Atlantic. Coupling the strong language which the indignation of Parliament has forced from the members of the Cabinet with this singular proceeding, we may well share Sir JOHN PAKINGTON'S apprehension that the Governments of Europe and America will entertain the idea that the louder we talk the less we are disposed to act. The truth most probably is that the Government—anxious to conciliate the public, knowing the indignation excited by the lavish ex penditure of the Admiralty—chooses the readiest and least costly mode of making a reduction, with out due regard to the possible exigencies of the ser vice. The diminution in the number of men and boys will cause no troublesome interference with comfortable sinecures and established abuses; but if it be really the object to save money, a good many effectual modes of economising might be pointed out in our dockyards, without inter fering with the regular naval force. We are glad to find that Lord C. PAGET proposes to increase the pay of petty officers in the Royal Navy. This is a change which has been long needed, and even now it is not actually decided upon, since, strange to say, this item is not included in the estimates. there is no greater mistake than to underpay the lower branches of the public service. No head can work without hands, and however able or expe rienced may be our chief officers, the main body of the work must naturally fall on their subordinates. When we look at the large sums received by the members of this and every other profession belong ing to the foremost rank, we need not wonder if some discontent exists among the lower ranks. Nor is cause for complaint wanting in the higher grades of the navy. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, in speaking on this subject, remarked that more than once had he offered ships to distinguished officers, who had been forced to decline them because they could not afford the expense entailed by accepting them. If we consider the many commanders and lieutenants who have spent the best part of their Eves in the public service without obtaining the promotion they had a right to look for, we shall bo very forcibly con vinced that there is need for more reforms than mere reduction in the administration of our naval affairs. Sir JOHN WaLsif wilt probably find a good many to agree with him in the strictures which he passed upon the general spirit which prevails in official quarters. He pointed out to the House that in the event of war we should need fleets in the West Indies, in the Pacific, in the Mediterranean, in the Indian seas, and most especially in the Channel, and asked where were the iron ships to come from to supply these requirements ? As we have before stated it is quite possible to convert some of our old wooden vessels into a formidable fleet by putting a belt of armour round the water line. By this means we should have a ft:et very quickly, and cheaply ready for service, indeed the promptness and economy of such a proceeding might be looked upon as a dan• gerous precedent of the Admiralty. But the will is wanting in official quarters, and Sir JOHN WALSH said that there existed throughout the world a belief that England was no longer strong enough or filled with public spirit adequate to the repression of international outrage. The hon. baronet in another part of his speech said with great force that at the present crisis " it was essen tial that England should buckle on her armour.— should show that while holding out the hand of fellowship during peace, she did not always recoil from danger when danger came, and that she was able to support her friends, to vindicate her honour, and to redeem her engagements." None of these points does our present Cabinet consider essential, in fact we may almost wonder that they build war vessels at all, since they appear intended for no earthly purpose but to figure in the Estimates. It is time, however, that the serious necessities of the case were looked to. The public will not be satisfied with an apparent economy which deprives the country of the double reserve of the present and of the future ; diminishing the number of boys learn ing their profession, by those slow and sure stages which make the best seamen, and weakening the force of trained and able men, who are ready at a moment's notice to supply any sudden need. Some thing else is looked for at the present juncture, and the Government may rest assured that the cry this year will not be for reduction, but for readiness— not for economy, but efficiency. HONOUR AND DUTY.—Some etymologists, if we mistake not, says a writer in the Saturday Review, tell us that the word "Honor" or " Honos" is really the same as the word " Onus ;" honours, in the sense of offices, being burdens as well as honours. Or rather perhaps the original common meaning would be charge or duty, some thing laid upon one; and us such charge or duty may be looked on either as an honour or as a burden, the two kindred words have run off into quite different meanings on different sides. The derivation seems far-fetched. and we are not going to decide whether it be right or not, But if it be right, it shows an approach to a cycle in the mean ing of words. When we say " You do me honour by say ing so," and when we say " My sense of honour makes me do so and so," we use the word "honour" in two quite dif ferent senses. In the former phrase there is no reference to right and wrong at all ; in the latter, though the sense of honour and the sense of duty aro not exactly the same thing, yet the notion of right and wrong begins to come in. So far as that notion does come in, we get, in this last and newest and most artificial sense of the word "honour," a slight approach to what, according to the etymology, was the original meaning. In both there is some notion of duty, or at least of something approaching to the idea of duty— an idea which is wholly absent from the intermediate senses of the word. A limpu DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL SCENERY enchanting is the scene before U 9. .This sylvan lake, and its adjoining grove of fruit and flowering trees form a delicious retreat in the midst of so wild a country.• llow came they here ? Is this the resort of gods or nymphs? Observe, ever the limpid water of this mag nificent lake, float the white, the red, and the blue lotus. On the velvet leaves of the tender lily the water-drops glisten like so many brilliants. Their slender stems rise above the water-level, bearing aloft many a peaked bud and full-blown blossom ; while hovering over them wild bees, drunk with honey or drowning in love, chase their mates in ceaseless revolutions. Nor is the bank less gorgeous. 'rho majestic bamboo, with its fluted stem, yellow as if bathed in saffron water, and rich in feathery foliage, leans over the lake. The banana is there, heavy with its golden tinted fruit. Up shoots the tall and tender areca, its eme rald tufts waving to the winds, its delicate stem entwined by the betel creeper. The champac and the milieu—flowers, indeed, of all hues and forms, redolent with rich perfumes-- scent the atmosphere. The clouds emit a gentle shower; bright look the trees. Add as genial zephyrs blow the out stretched branches rustle with tremulous motion, their radiant leaves throwing off the moisture in a profusion of early drops. B 7 rd:, sing. How sweet is their melody How handsome the peacocks I Parrots, mainas, and gresn doves flit from bough to bough. How joyous they seem I even the noonday sun can make itself felt within tl.O bower,—Anicltqrlara. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREITTER'S TELEGRAMS.] DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 26, 7.40 P.M. The Minister of War has proposed to the King to dismiss General de Meza from the army. The enemy was yesterday at Kolding, and his outposts in a more northerly direction. It has been noticed here that the F/cnsburger Zeitung publishes its Copenhagen news under the head of foreign intelligence. The address to the King has just lien adopted almost unanimously by both Houses of the Rigs• dog. It ,concludes as follows : " Our consolation in this most serious time is that the King will uphold our liberty and independence, and not allow Denmark to be weakened by dis solving our union with Schleswig. The people reckon on the declaration of the Government that the war shall be energetically prosecuted, and they trust that the King will convince the nations of Europe that the Danes aro willing t o ma k e any sacrifice to preserve their nationality and their right to govern themselves." THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1864. SPAIN. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE STEAMER PRINCESS. MADRID, FEB. 23. The Minister of the Inter:or yesterday replied as follows to a question Senor Goicoerrotea relative to the seizure of the English steamer Princess at Malaga : "On the 13th of this month the Princess, of Newcastle, arrived at Malaga, her captain stating that he had come from London. His manner, how ever, excited suspicion, and on the first visit three large cases of arms were found. The governor of the province put himself in communication with the English Consul, in whose presence, and with whose consent a search was made. This led to the discovery of a quantity of arms and E ffects, and munitions of war. The declarations of the captain and crew were taken. All said they were going to Ancona to deliver the arms, and added that the armourer was a M. Felix, whose address they gave, and who was stated to be staying in Paris. Inquiries were made at Paris, but M. Felix was not there. He had gone to Marseilles, and from there had in quired of Malaga whether the Princess had arrived at that port. A proces verbal has been drawn up, and legal proceedings are being taken. I believe that the steamer did not come to dis charge its cargo in Spain. She carried two 12-pounders, munitions of war, and an arma ment of a special kind. These arms, the list of which I shall leave on the table, ware without doubt intended for naval warfare, and it also believed that the vessel itself was in tended to ba armed, since the ports were new. She had on board besides, Congreve rockets, board ing hatchets, and sailors' clothing. It is not strange that the csrgo should be destined for Italy. This is all the Government knows about the matter. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 26.—The market has been without animation, but i❑ the little business doing prices are well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 65c. Mobilier are nnvaried at I,oBof. Rail way shares quiet, bat firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 95 70 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 51 Credit Mobilier 1073 75 Do. end month 1076 25 Bank Shares 3300 Credit Poncier 1265 Roman — Italian Loan CS 10 I Do. end month 63 New ditto Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt Deferred BA IL 'AYS. ertsh. Account. 1010 75 .. 1007 60 950 .. 952 50 Orleans Northern .... New ditto .. 1.4y0n and Mediterranean 930 .. 930 New ditto S3uthern Western Eastern .... Sardinian 373 25 .. 377 50 Austrian CGS Lowhard North of Spain Saragossa 690 590 Ditto to Barcolona 298 75 LITERATURE Thomson's Winter. Annotated for the use of Schools. By Walter M`Leod. Pp. 142. Long. man and Co. The editor and annotator of this charming little schoolbook has here, not by any means for the first time, evidenced his remarkable skill in the way of insinuating knowledge delightfully. Of this rare art, an art born of tact and experience (the one a gift, the other an acquirement). Mr. M.Leod has already shown himself to be in the fullest sense of the term a Master—namely, by a companion volumette of Thomson's Spring, now in its second edition, and still more popularly by his issue, upon precisely the same plan, of Goldsmith's Deserted Village, now in its Tenth Edition ! Each of these little books, it should be said, is not only-as the title page intimates "For the Use of Schools," but each of them is especially adapted for candidates about to undergo examina tion. At the head of the title page, in point of fact, are significantly enough printed "Oxford Local Examinations." For the which, it may be remarked, these kind of elementary brochu7es are in effect the very thing. Preceding the Poem itself, there is given a brief memoir of the Poet. Thomson's " Winter," moreover, being accom panied by an abundance of notes, every one of them, so far as we have been enabled to examine them, moat aptly chosen, not one among them that we have seen being in any way superfluous—notes critical, explanatory and grammatical, as well as numerous illustrative examples and remarks on the analysis of sentences. Of the poem itself—what boots there now to say one passing syllable. Who is there who r knows s whatever of the poetical mas terpieces tp cLiterature, who is not familiar eeein anything English with that magnificent Winter of Thomson—the first in one sense, the last in another, at once the pre lude and the climax of his noble tribute to "The Season," and through the Seasons to the Maker of them? For the preservation of Thomson's fame in English literature—The Seasons are his Ctaadri lateral. And it is the one of them that he first wrote, it is the one crowning and completing this series of four in their natural order when the three companion poems had beencompleted—itis Thomson'a" Winter" that Mr. M'Leod has here selected as the theme through which to inculcate so many valuable truths of grammar and of rhetoric to the student in quest of this very information. Vacher's Parliamentary Companion again sup plies us with a wonderful little waistcoat-pocket epitome of the Lords and Commons, beautifully put together, and yet published, for all that, at the "ridiculously small amount" of Sixpence. The pre sent year of grace, 1864, is the thirty-third year of its sessional appearance as a Guide Book. It is as full and complete as ever; and its contents are at this moment more than ever interesting, now that the niceness of the balance of parties has become such that the fate of the Ministry may be said to be trembling nightly upon the suspension of a hair. Nine cardinals' hats aro at present disposable. Pius IX. has during his reign created 4.5 cardinals, and seen 65 disappear from this world. SHAKSPERE AND BIRMINGIIAM.—ThO people of Birmingham, as well becomes the men of our chief War wickshire town, propose to commemorate the 23d April next, by founding a local Shakspere Library. William Itcupell, the great forger, is at the pre sent.timo an inmate of the convict prison at Vortsc:a. lie works in the yard, cud is also engaged in levelling the fortifications surrounding the town. The Trial of the Paris Conspirators. FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 7 A.3l.—The Assize Court of Paris is the largest, or rather the one of which the dimensions are the least limited of the other courts which compose the Palais de Justice. It contains abut 200 people, including judges, bar, members of the other courts not on duty, jury, prisoners, bar risters, and the general public. Whatever be the number it contains—one can hardly say accommo date—there was assembled yesterday morning, two hours at least before the doors opened, a crowd sufficient to fill it were it ten times as spacious. The presiding Judge, who may admit whom he pleases, was not very liberal, or perhaps strictly just, in exercising his privilege. One cannot satisfy every body; but it seems to be a standing complaint among the habitues of the Palais that on occasions like the present the hall is generally packed with police agents, and the space accorded to the public is the smallest possible. A good many ladies, who doubtless had the luck to belong to the families of the officials or their friends, and who were provided with the indispensable tickets, occupied the benches in the reserved part of the court; and the mem hers of the magistracy not on service for the day stood or sat on the platform behind the Judges. The jury were to the right of the Judges, of whom there were three—the President, M. Devienne ; and close to the jury was a table, on which were placed the eight bombs found with the prisoners. Six of them were whole; the two others in frag ments, as experiments had been made to ascertain their explosive power. Four pistols, two revolvers, one air gun ingeniously constructed, four poniards, and a large dagger lay near the bombs. A small port manteau, a travelling clothes-bag of oil cloth, and a horn and game pouch completed what are called les pieces de conviction. After some preliminary formalities the President ordered the accused to be brought into court. The four entered one by one, preceded and followed by gendarmes, and took the places assigned them. Each was separated from his companion by a gendarme, and five gendarmes sat in a line immediately behind them. Their counsel occupied seats on a bench under them, and divided by a partition. The prisoners, who are of the true Italian type—dark complexion and black hair—presented themselves withoht any visible embarrassment. They wore moustaches, but no whiskers, and in bearing and manner are of the most ordinary class. Their features, with perhaps the exception of Greco, who has a rather intelligent countenance, and seems superior to his companions, are of the coarsest kind. Scaglioni, the youngest of the four, is slight, and of a paler complexion than the others. They answered the questions put by the judge as to their name, age, and profession without hesitation. The jury were sworn in the usual form ; the right hand held up towards the large picture of the Crucifixion, and repeating the oath after the clerk of the Court. When this was over the acte d'accusation, which you will have re ceived before this, was read. The reading of this document occupied three quarters of an hour, when the direct examination of the prisoners (the interro gation) commenced. Greco was the first, and his examination lasted about 50 minutes. The acte d'accusation had been translated into Italian for the prisoners, who speak but little French. The ques tions put the President were on the points set forth in the indictment. Greco had some diffi culty in understanding these ,questions, or in re plying to them, and an interpreter had to be employed for the whole four. There was no attempt at denial or equivocation on the part of Greco. Hs admitted all that is stated concerning himself, his relations with Mazzini, and the object for which he came to Paris —the object being the assassination of the Emperor, which was planned between him and Mazzini. From Mazzini he had received the letters which were found concealed o❑ his person. From Mazzini he had received the money to enable him to live in Paris until the deed should be consummated ; and from Mazzini ho had received the weapons to be employed in it. No per son came between him and Mazzini. Ho bad never spoken with Mazzini's secretaries about the plot; it was directly with Mazzini, and with him alone he had to do. From Mazzini he had received the 3,000 f. The first four shells he had received were sent to him from London, and the other six be got from Mosto, who was riot in the secret. He had introduced him self into the house of Prince Murat, in order to throw the police off their guard, as they never would suppose that a man who frequented Prince Murat's house could be engaged i❑ a conspiracy against the Emperor. Imperatori had never shown the least desire to separate himself from the others; on the contrary, he always appeared decided to follow them to the last. He declared that his intention was to throw the shells into or under the carriage of the Emperor on his way to or from the Opera in the Rue Lepelletier ; and the use be meant to put the re volvers, pistols, and poniards to was to defend him self ; or, if necessary, to complete the work of assas sination. After the examination of Greco that of Trabuco commenced. Trabuco began by saying that all that had been said by Greco about the conspiracy and its object was the exact truth. To the question as to whether he had not been convicted in London of theft, he said it was not for theft, but for having pawned a watch belonging to a friend ; and that his imprisonment was only for three months. He had been engaged as a singer in a coffeehouse in Lon don. To the question as to whether on his arrival in Paris he had not been condemned for a similar offence, he replied— " Yes ; but I was in a wretched condition. I tried to g i ain my living by teaching music, but I did not succeed. I have been one of Garibaldi's soldiers ; I have shed my blood for my country—for the country that I love. I am humane but when I saw my unfortunate country given over to brigands, and when I saw the Emperor of the French shut ting his eyes to the fact—and yet he is the father of a family, the father of a nation—well, he shut his eyes—l grew desperate. I have a ball for the service of my coun try, After that we had the immense misery of Aspromonte. My beloved General (Garibaldi) was wounded and made prisoner. I was very wretched. It was at that very mo ment I made the acquaintance of Greco. I was mad with grief ; I could not advanc3 or retire. Greco asked me to dinner, He knew I was a man, and it is true that I was esteemed at Naples. I gave a concert there which succeeded admirably. I iollowed Greco. I had not a farthing in my pocket. Greco was very kind to me—kind as a brother. We agreed to give concerts, but we earned no money. It was then that he unfolded his plans, and my head was on fire. The President—What were the newspapers that set your head on fire ? Trabuco—All the papers in Italy. H© was asked if he had sworn to take away the Emperor's life. He said he had not " sworn," and tliat this part of the business did not belong to him. The examination of Trabuco lasted till a quarter to 1 o'clock. He made no very favourable impres sion on the public. His appearance was of the most ordinary kind. He wore long black hair, greasy and dirty, a thick black moustache, and beard. He spoke very little French, with a decidedly Italian accent, but in his manner of answering was far more animated than the others. He avowed all. Imperatori was next examined. He appeared more intelligent than Trabuco. He tried to speak French a little better than Trabuco, and answered with calmness all the questions put to him. He threw all the blame on Greco, who, by little and liitle, he said, had got him into the plot, so that it was no longer in his power to draw back. It was he who had introduced Scaglioni to Greco, but he denied that it was be who had incited him to join in the plot. Ho seemed to look upon Greco with the utmost contempt. Scaglioni flatly con►radicted Imperatori, who, he said, was the first to speak to him about the plot. He told Imperatori that he should take time to re flect; and two days after he had made up his mind to join them. his introductio❑ to Greco was, there fore, a mere formality. Scaglioni admitted that he was present when the bombs were loaded. The impression produced by the examination of the prisoners may be unjust, but, as far as I could perceive, it was that Greco had enticed the others to join in the conspiracy with the intention of de nouncing them at the first favourable opportunity. It was even rumoured that he had at one time served as an agent in the secret police. What, per haps, led people to think so was the facility with which he accused Mazzini. It was chidly on the complicity of Mezzini that the investigation wined to turn, and Greco invariably declared that the orders for everything were given by Mazzini. The witnesses, who are 20 in number, were then called. The first was the Commissary of Police of St. Louis. He repeated what he had already set forth in the acte d'accusatzon--viz., that when the prisoners presented their passports on their arrival at the frontier be was struck by the name of Tra buco, who had in 18G2 been pointed out to him as a dangerous character ; that he had informed the Prefect of Police of the fact, and had sent one of his agents with him to Paris. The proceedings were suspended at half-past 2. At 3 o'clock the Court resumed, and the other witnesses were called. The landlady and the land lord of the house where the prisoners lodged gave the same evidence as mentioned in the acte d'accu- Batton. Tho evidence which produced the greatest impression in the Court was that of M. Devisrne, the well-known Paris gunmaker. He deposed to having examined the bombs, revolvers, and the poniards found in possession of the accused. The bombs are of a perfectly oval shape and are about the size of a swan's egg. They are cast in zinc. They might easily be constructed in a private room. M_ De visme and his assistants had tested their explosive powers. He put them in a cask, the staves of which were nearly an inch thick, and bound with strong iron hoops. He exploded them by means of a slow match, for they were very dangerous to handle. They burst into 30 or 40 parts, tore through the staves, brook the hoops in pieces, and the fragments buried themselves in the wall of the cellar in which the experiment was made. Their effect when thrown among a crowd, or near a carriage, must have been terrific. They are about three-quarters of an inch thick. He had tried the others, after having taken out the powder with which they were loaded, by throwing them on the pavement, or macadamised surface, and on a boarded floor ; and three or four of the percussion caps invariably exploded. In fact they were most formidable projectiles. An expert was next examined to prove Mazzini's handwriting. It is understoud that a document in the writing of M6zzini during the Republican Go vernment of Rome, now in the archives of the Foreign-office, was produced, and compared with the letter of instructions said by Greco to have been given to him by Mazzini. The expert entered into a long statement to show that the handwriting was the same. Several other witnesses were then examined, but their evidence was little more than a corroboration of what has already appeared in the acte daccu. cation. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. To day, jadfrnent was passed on the four Italian conspirators. Greco and Trabuco are condemned to transportation for life, and Imperatori and Scaglioni to 20 years' imprisonment. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. There was a small supply of fruit and vegetable at our market today. The trade was firm, at the following quo- tations ;-- FRUIT. 8. d. s. d. , e , d. s d Pine apples lO oto 12 0 J Mulberries,prpt..o oto G 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 G . rapes,per lb 6 otolo 0 , Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 6 i Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 6 'Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0, Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 t to 4 0, Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6to 8 0 I'eacbes... 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hf sveo oto 0 0 j Plums, per du. .. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 6 oto 7 0 , Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 6 Horseradish, pda 1 oto 2 6 ll'sd ditto 0 oso 0 0; Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 9 , Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6; Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 ISrocoli, per bus. 0 Bto 1 0; Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 95 0 ; Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr pt 1 oto 0 0 ; Mushrooms.p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 ; Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 i Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 01 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 01 Radishes, dz hails 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, n.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 f Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. ba.. 1 6to 2 6; Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 ; Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 0 Spinach 0 oto 0 0; Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 u I seakale, par bun. 1 oto 2 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s 03 to 7s 03; poults, 4s 03 to 4s 63 each; geese, 6s Od to 7s Od; ducks, 2s 6.1 to 3s Od; ducklings, 3s 03 to 4s 03; rabbits, is 61 to is 93 each; wild do., is to is 2J ; pigeons, Os Sd to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, Os Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 6s Od to Ss Od; barn-door fowls, 3s Gd to Gs 03 ; capons, Os 03 ; hares, 3s Gd to Os OA ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os 03 to Os Od ; woodcocks, 3s to Os Od; snipes, Os to Os 9d; teal, Is 3d to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to 2s Od; widgeons, is 03 to Os Od ; plovers, is Od to is 3d each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, lOs Od to —s Od ; French do., 7s,Od to Os Od per 100 ; leverets, 3s Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os 03 to Os 03. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Is Sd to 2s 2d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6cl per lb. ; turbots, 5s Od to lSs ; cod, 3s Od to 123 0(1 ; brills, 23 Od to Gs Od ; dorevs, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; mullets, Os 6cl to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 4s Od; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair ; common oysters, 8s to 203 ; natives, 65s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 5s ; haddocks, Gs to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 01 per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Us per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 41; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per Sibs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 81 to 4c Sd; veal, 4s 4cl to 4s 10d; 'and pork, 38 4d to 4s Gd per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 61,d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 531 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to aid ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 314 ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 31d to 4,t d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 40 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. Horse hides, 9s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 12s Od to 14s 0(1; half-brods, 103 Od to 12s Od ; Downs, 7s Gd to Os Gd; lambs, Os Od to Os 0J; sheaslings, Os Od to Gs Od. HAY MARKET S. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 103 pur load. Supply moderate. C UMBERLAND..—:Meadow hay, £3 Os to 8s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Ocl ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 103 per load. A fair demand. WitrrEcHATEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 73 Od ; clover, El Os to £5 103 Ud ; 4401 straw, 2s to 41 lOs per load. Trade inactive. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK,—Monday—Actuaries, at 7, 'De termination and Distribution of Profits,' Mr. Meikle ; Archi tects, at 8 ; Royal Academy, at 8, Sculpture,' Professor Westmacott ; Royal United Service Institution, at 81, ' Ar moured or Ironclad ships—their Advantages and Defects,' Captain Selwyn. Tuesday—Anthropological, at 8, Origin of Races and Natural Selection,' Mr. Wallace ; Royal In stitution, at 3, Morphological Phenomena of Animal Life,' Professor Marshall; Photographic, at 8; Engineers, at 8, ' Mont Cenis Tunnel,' Mr. Sopwith, Wednesday Society of Arts, at 8, Verification of Olive Oil by Means of its Cohesion Figure,' Mr. Tomlinson ; Society of Litera ture, at 8. Thursday—Royal Institution, at 3, Morpho logical Phenomena of Animal Life, Professor Marshall; Antiquaries, at 8, Institution of Justices of Trailbaston,' Mr. Nichols; Linnean at 8, Identity of Pious Rum, Macedonia, with P. exeelsa, Himalaya,' Dr. Hooker ; ' Double Cocoanut of the Seychelles,' Fecundation of Orchids,' Dr. Criger ; ' Fructification of Chzonyphe Car tali,' Rev. M. J. Berkeley ; Chemical, at 8, 'Non-Metallic Impurities of Refined Copper,' Professor Abel; Royal, at Friday.—Royal Institution, at 8, ' Discrimination of Organic Bodies by their Optical Properties,' Professor Stokes; Archreological Institute, at 4; Royal United Ser vice Institution, at 3, Application of Electric Telegraphy to Steering, &c., of Men-of-War,' Lieutenant Gilmore; ' Flexible Coffir-dams for Cleaning, &c., whips Afloat,' Captain M'Killop, Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, ' Metallic Elements,' Professor Frankland.—Athenceunt. JUDGE'S CHAMBERS.—QUEEN'S BENCH CHAM BERS.—The following regulations for transacting the business at these Chambers will be strictly observed till further notice:—Acknowledgments of deeds will be taken at 10 o'clock ; original summonses to be placed on the file; summonses adjourned by the Judge will bo heard at half-past 10 o'clock ; summonses of the day will be called and numbered at a quarter Wfora 11 o'clock, and heard consecutively ; the parties on two summonses only will be allowed to attend in the Judge's room at the same time ; all long orders to be left that they may be ready on being ap plied for the following day ; counsel will bo heard at o'clock ; the name of the cause in which counsel are engaged to be put on the counsel tile. Affidavits in support of cx parte applications for Judge's ordets (except those for orders to hold to bail) to be left the day before the orders are to be applied for, except under special circumstances ; such effi. • davits to be properly endorsed whit the names of the parties and of the attorneys and also with the nature of the applica tion, and a reference to the statute under which any appli cation '.(l made, the party applying being preparol to produce the safue ; ell re:La or reiorred to before the Judge to be properly endorsed and Wed, • •. affinrt.Z-3r1,77,!6P-----,„,, 61171110 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb• 26. The Queen, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, drove out this morning. Major-General Seymour attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline bar" rington, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. 1). Da Roe, Wen t to London. Iler Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward a nd Prince Gustav of Sase Weimar, visited the Queen and remained to luncheon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Princs of Wales rode yesterday morning, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales drove out in the afternooni attended by the Countess Da Grey. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise visited the Prince and Princess Uf Wales at Marlborough House. Lady Caroline Barrington and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. De" attended their Royal Highnesses. The Prince of Wales attended the debate in t he House of Lords. The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with her Royal Highness the Duchess bf Cambriige at St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal HigLness the Duchess of Cambridge gave a grand entertainment last evening, s t bet ! apartments in Sr. James's Palace, to their ll c l e Highnesses the Prince and Princess of W ales. - Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duc hess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz and the Princess Mary o' er° also present. The following were invited to meet their Royal Highnesses :—The Prince and Prioc°l Edward of Saxe Weimar and Prince Gustav of 531 , e 1 Weimar, the Marchioness of Ely, the Earl an Countess of Darby, the Earl of Malmesbury', 1-'°„r Courtenay, and General Peel. The Countess P° Grey, General Knollys, and Major Teesdale were in waiting on the Prince and Princess of \Vales. Later in the evening his Excellency the Da is Minister, the Earl Da Grey, the Earl and Countere of Fife and Lady Anne Duff, the Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, and the Earl of SJi ce ' joined the royal party.. The Prince and Princess of Wales retired at hslf past eleven o'clock. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, fi t ' tended by Msjor Teesdale, on Friday afternoon visited tbe exhibition of Carl Werner's drawings of J erusalealt Bethlehem, and tlae Holy Places, at the Institute of Pah l ' tars in Water-colours, 53, Pall-Mall. Her :loyal Highness the Princess Augustus °{ Sixo-Coburg, with her young family and a numerous suite, arrived at Dover on Thursday evening, in a sP ec :. 1 steamer, from Ostend. The Princess, on landing , P r- ceeded to Birmingham's Lord arden Hotel, Whe re he r Royal Highness passed the night. The Prince ss, with he family and suite, left yesterday morning by the Scu iti' : Eastern Railway Company's express, and travelled il' London-bridge and Charing-cross junctions on to the 50ut t Western Railway, over which the journey to Claret:o,u was completed without change of carriage or delay. Ibiej. Royal travellers reached the Esher station at half-Past o'clock, and immediately proceeded in one of the ex. Cl ue Marie Amelie's carriages to Claremont, on a visit to he r illustrious mother. The saloon carriage M which the F rill ; cess travelled was furnished by the South-Eastern 11.3i1w3i, Company, and Mr. Knight, the superintendent of tha t ral way, attended her Rayal Highness to Waterloo. His Excellency Rainandrain, his ExcelleVel Raimiferingia, and the Rev. John Duffus (interpreter), th: Madagascar Embassy from the Mauritius, pass Waal,ld/ the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Poo, have arrived in London, and are staving at Webbs Hotel, 220, Piccadilly. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury hill left Pall-mall for Savernake Forest, Wilts, where they entertain a family party. The Marquis of Bristol and Lady Adeliza }l erce t and the Earl and Countess Jermyn, have arrived to James's-equare:from Ickworth-park, Bury St. E doluu e` -' The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury' i; tertained at dinner last evening. at the family ntall3i°,tl anti Arlington-street, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, Lord over, Lord Stanb-y, M.P., Sir Hugh and Lady CairDei Frode, Mr. Arthur Russell ; Snc. a t - A " a ntliS The Marchioness Townshend, the ,-" the ir Townshend, and Lady Audrey Townshend return to, residence in Grosvenor-place to-day from Brighton. ar ty The Countess Russell had a small an d early Pas last evening at her residence in Cheshana place, w'l,7„ of attended by the diplomatic corps and several merae the aristocracy. h bal e Lord and Lady Rendlesbam and Mis s Lam arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Rendleshara _Lady Burrell gave her eecond a ssern eblvy u", 15, tooventhinegasastemhberlyresid S r ence in Berk Lady Burrell reect, e ley-square. Pe • i° ed A select circle at dinner,iP6ecY and a gilt The Right Hon, W. F. Cowper, M.P., 4°7 ,hint The at Cowper received a select party at dinner last even their residence in Curzon-street. le ft th e The Hon. George Filzwilliam has to t a l e Clarendon Hotel for Kimbolton Castle, o n a vi°it Duke and Duchess of Manchester. Gra ham from The Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Mr. -r vaivr . Lawson have returned to the Clarendon liotel, om burgh. i n 10 1. TIIACKERAY TOWARDS THE SUNSET or --- 5 • A v efe' l —We cannot resist here recalling one Stl l3 `•'` , fr oda ing in December, when he was walking wi th tw % of L l° along the Dean-road, to the west of Edinburgh-- , s uch noblest outlets to any city. It was a lovely ae u l 0)1 0 a sunset as one never forgets ; a rich dark ba r ,blan d hovered aver the sun, going down behind thg ttriA hills, laying bathed in amethystine bloom ; h '" etgl a c e e fe jl th er ' cloud and the hills there was a narrow slip of the pu l tue of a tender cowslip colour, lucid, and as if it Wer e ,0,5 ort at body of heaven in its clearness; every object etau'lof as if etched upon the thy. The north-west eacl oat starphine-hill, with its trees and rocks, lay the t ised• of this pure radiance, and there a wooden co rte t ' he fig° l : the quarry below, was so placed as to asentae lifted uP of a cross; there it was, unmist akable, it against the crystalline sky. All three o°4 leas , g e w r' ' l tie d As they gazed he gave utterance, in a tree" in t he • n and rapid voice, to what all were feeling, " and tile " Calvary I" The friends walked on in onel/cc' turned to other things. Th e a A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTED - part- - 7, excitement which attends the lotterY °I Li o sp icad iu • mentary committee room, where the prizes arebas‘siieaed and the blanks so many, yet so obstinately di 'Ll`rotip9 and would be well ehoan we could analyse thes e t t o dra‘ Bll show what manner of men they are who ar°_ iiata entaZ together. Here are barristers, solicitors, rand wen agents, clerks, clergymen, men of the s'a'er a _ ,cr iptioa the sea, secretaries and projectors of every ot ea joint-stock enterprise beneath the moon, owaT eir ug ent 4 ! and collieries, iron foundries, noblemen and t „,,eal3 et railway chairmen, railway directors, railWaY:4 01 , 7, railway engineers, railway shareholders Olv-i ri u , e ra ilvPi o many of these last as there ought to be). o f Ll' element is strongest of all, for at least three'llisarePr,°: "Private Bills" which come before the Connaitteersao6y mofed by rail,: ay companies. Scarcely a mile of williog ) I Britain but you will find soma one here able (if . ex, o f ta t give you a free pass over it. Scarcely an eng . i i i e re than eminence but you are more likely to find hits li e e _ cof aitt ee his own office. To such men this corridor and th e ',,, o bara tL e rooms themselves are as much a rendezvous as tA ce ' P _ c; in )o t. is to the broker and the merchant. Now oopco, Bee so clearly all the enthusiasm which attends t h ;001 10) entla uei e l se ing of vast sums of money foolishly—and this ole o after all, the most wonderful of any. IlardlY hat ear a osi have you a prospect of seeing so clearly v' t the ir P ri at u e ness men can go about their projects, and a-° o _ . „ ion (' eO - project of making money—tor where Ma u ); , 12 - aa sen 2 r : must also gather. Amongst BO heterog,encond t ai , l l, , K o blage it would be odd, indeed, did are not 11 h professionalsheep, and sucphistiheecetioir:rothtoe beunlopurniudeihvelercie intrinsic r a ting bubb 1 e -lo I m o weer merits know well enough, indeed, that tiloY merits—but whose one object is to ette/;`:; the scheme as possible, and then throw w.e'iz-1,2126.__..j0i ay' orange. Such are to be found here by a we 0 ,:o i Society fur _March. onieuthevhporecjaercet s bs theyu areY. to rC' THE MODERN JANUS.-11rilen iiv, Usti O J , present out' beloved country picto, la wo it° ui l e atiolia• select ono of the twb favourite verso so Jolla Ito _ sire to be comic and realistic, we ol e . h m e r u . N a tliol t : ii to he corpulent top-booted farmer, full a , if theme's abonainatirws, bad and ale_r_ariuia, r coinage serious and poetical, we choose tlia a o lT e h of the ao shield, and trident, as she appear,' o n , di ffer, ca'-ella.aallias of the realm. However else thcy rea , Y e \VI,. a personages is supposed to be eadca,sica, eptiiage, with a stein scrag of O , ,;he E0,,;/{, tereuce fur deeds lather thaa word 4."